When attending my first
NeighborCon, i was struck by how perfectly efficient and useful was a creation
of Travis Goodspeed. "Remember, dear neighbors, at this gathering the
FYN / FYN protocol is in effect," he announced. At any time, a person
may interject with a hearty "Fuck You, Neighbor!" The response
to this is a similarly good-natured "Fuck you, too, Neighbor!"
And then additional discussion can commence as neighborliness abounds.

When planning for a
TOOOL talk at CarolinaCon 2010, i was struck by my desire for such candor
and interaction at this event. However, in the absence of neighbors (and
facing a potential dearth of ShmooBalls) how could we attempt to ensure
such rapport?

It was then that i created
the µdrink protocol. This is something that i am releasing here, open-source,
so that anyone can incorporate it into their lectures, public workshops,
love-making, etc.